LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — It seems only right that the snowboarder with the reputation as his sport's highest flyer has a chance to win an Olympic medal in the event called big air. Valentino Guseli, an Australian whose grandparents are from Italy,

Snowboarding is expected to be one of the biggest highlights of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Fans around the world will once again tune in to watch speed, style, and big-air tricks on the Olympic stage.

The United States has dominated the snowboarding events at the Winter Olympics since the sport was introduced at the Games in 1998.

From its 1998 debut at Japan’s Nagano Winter Olympics to the 11-event sports spectacle set to sweep the slopes at Mila Cortina, Snowboard has earned a swooshy place of prominence as a fan-favorite event series at the Winter Olympic Games.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics’ early events continued on day -1 ahead of Friday's opening ceremony. After opening the games on day -2 as the first event to start competitive play, curling continued with wins for the U.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Canada's three-time Olympic bronze-medal snowboarder Mark McMorris crashed Wednesday night during big air training for the Milan Cortina Games and had to be taken off the course on a stretcher.